Ticket-printing device.



Patented May 9, 1911.

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@Wo/mary N. E. SPRINGSTBBN.

TICKET PRINTING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED Amm. 1010.

UNITED srarnskiainnr OFFICE.

NELSON E. SPRINGSTEEN, OF ROYAL GAK, MICHIGAN.

TICKET-PRIN TIN Gr DEVICE.

Specification of Lettei's Patent. Application t1ed April 7, 1910.

Patented May o, 1911. serial No. 553,960.

To all whom it may concern:

Be Vit known that I, NELSON-E. SPRING- s'rnnN. a citizen of the UnitedStates of An'ierica, residing at Royal Oak, I in. the county of Wayneand State 'of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful lm-`provements in Ticket-Printing Devices, ot which the following is aspecification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to a device for printing tickets or similar slipsupon a strip of material and delivering thesame in a convenient mannerto be torn ott' one or more at a time and the object ofthe invention isto provide certain new and useful features in the construction all ashereinafter described reference being had to the vaccompanying drawings,in which, r .Figure 1 is a side elevation of a device embodying ftheinvention;` Fig. 2, a plan view of the printing end of the machine withthe cover removed; Fig. 3, a longitudinal vertical section of Fig. Q.

As shown in the drawings l is a suitable cast metal base provided at oneend with ears 2 between which arms 3 are pivoted to turn freely. Theupper ends of these arms carry a shaft 4, upon which is mounted to turnfreely a roll of paper 5 of the desired width for the tickets. The arms3 being pivotallv attaelied to thebase, the roll is simply heldtherebyin an upright position andl rests upon the base l, its own weightcreating a frietional resistance to the turning of the roll when thestrip is fed forward through the printing device.

The end of the strip of paper is led from the roll through a suitablycovered passage 6 to the printingroll 7 which is mounted in a easing 8upon the forward end of the base. The shaft 9 of the roll 7 is mountedin bearings 43 in the sides 'of the casing and at one end is providedwith a knurled head or knob 10 outside of the casing' by means of whichthe roll may be turned to feed the strip of paper forward. The rollisprovided upon its face with a sui ,able printing die or type 11 andbelow said roll is a friction roll 12 to engage the underside of thestrip of paper and press the same against the die of the printing.,rroll. The shaft 13 oitl the friction roll extends through slots 14 inthe sides of e easing, said slots extending upward toward the axis ofthe printing roll.

.An inking roll l5 having a facing 16 of -felt or other suitablematerial to hold the ink mounted at the rear side of the printing rollto engage the type thereon and ink the sa me. The sha'lt 17 of theinking roll is mounted in .slots in the sides of the casing, said slotsbeing' open at the rear end so that the inking roll may be readily takenout, notches 18 being provided at the rear ends of the open slots 1t) toreceive said shaft and hold the roll out of contact with the printingroll. Coiled springs are attached at one end to the outer ends of theshaft 17 and at t reir opposite ends to the shaft 13 outside of thecasing and exert a force to draw said shafts toward each othelz As theseshafts are mounted in slots which extend radially toward the axis of theprinting roll said lshafts will be moved in said slots by the springsradially toward the printing' roll and yieldingly hold the friction rolland the inking roll in contact with the printing roll; Aln theconstruction shown in Figs. l, 2, and 3 the inlcing roll may be inked inany dcsired manner as by applying` ink thereto with a brush and to makethev roll more accessible for applying the ink and so that it may bereadily turned, it may be moved rearwardly against the action of thesprings Q0 to engage its shaft 17 with the notches 19 where the rollwill be held by said notches out: of Contact with the printing roll andfrom beneath the easing top or cover 2l which has a pin engaging anopening in a cross bar 23 of the easing and is det achably secured tothe casing at its forward side by a lock A suitable guide 25 for thestrip ot' paper extends forwardly from the, printing' and friction rollsto an opening in the front side of the easing and extending outwardlyfrom the easing side, is a suitable open guide frame 2G having slots inits edges to vreceive the edges of the strip and guide the saine. Theframe is open at its under side through its outer end and is also openat its upper side except for ay cross bur i?" which unites the sidemembers of the fran e at it.` outer end. In drawing out the strip ofpaper the 0perator may grasp the same between his thumb and fingerwithin the opening in the frame and drawing the strip out to the desiredlength may tear it oil", the bar 27 serving as a st 'aight edge for thepurpose,` the frame being entirely open at its under side gives theoperator a better hold on the strip and facilitates its being drawnout.4

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i erator when the strip has been drawn out the exact length of theticket, by the clicking noise which it makes in dropping into the notch.The flange Q8 is provided with one or more pins 31 to engage a starwheel 32 on the end of a shaft operating a suitable count-ing device 33which is mounted in the casing` below the opening in the cover 2l. lftwo dies are provided upon the printing roll,

two of the pins 31 will be provided on the flange and thus each time aticket is printed the star wheel will be operated and the exact numberof tickets recorded by the counter, such number showing through theopening in the cover of the casing.

Having thus fully described my invention what l claim is 1. ln a deviceof the character described,

l at one end ot the projecting ends of the shaft a casing having an opentop and an opening in one side, the ends of said easing being providedwith bearings and slots extending radially toward said bearings, theslots at one s .i/de ot said bearings opening' through the open side ofthe swing, a cover to close the top ot` the casing, a printing rollmounted in said bearings, a friction roll having a shaft extendingthrough the slots at one side of said bearings and movable in said slotstoward and trom said printing' roll, an inking roll having a shaftextending through the slots which open through tbe open side of theeasing and movable therein toward and from the printing roll, coiledsprings attached at one end to the inking roll shaft, and at theiropposite ends to the friction roll shaft to normally hold said rollsmoved in their slots toward the printing roll, and means at the outeropen ends ol' the slots thereof and holding the same against the actionof said springs with the roll projected.

through the open side of the casino'.

Q. A device of the character described comprising ay casing having anopen rear side and a discharge slot 'for a strip of paper in itsfrontside. the ends of said casing being provided with bearings and slotsbelow said bearings extending vcrticallytoward the same and horizontalradiallyr extending slots opening at their rear ends through the `rearedges of said sides, said sides being prtwidedwith notches at the rearends of said slots, a cover for the casing, a printing roll mounted inthe bearings in the casing, a friction roll having' a shaft with theends thereof projecting through the vertical slots to guide said roll inits movement toward' and from the printing roll, an inking roll having ashat't mounted in the horizontal slots and adapted to be moved thereininto engagement with said notches with the/inking roll projected throughthe rear open end ot the casing', coiled springs attached olf thetrie-tion roll and at their opposite'ends to the, sha'l't of the inkingroll, said springs operatingl to hold both rolls in yielding contfu-t.with the printing' roll when the inking roll is in normal position andto hold the inking roll with its shaft in engagement with said notcheswhen the same is. moved into engagement'. therewith7 and simultaneously'torce the t'rietion roll toward the printing roll to grip astrip otpaper between them and toed it out through the discharge slot in thefront ot the easing when said rolls are turned.

ln testimony whereof I atlix my signature in presence ot' two witnesses.

NELSON E. SPRINGSTEEN lVi tnes'ses Lewis E. Fmnnnus, ANNA M. Donn.

